Paul Northrop, sales manager for The Polk County Democrat, said that if he sank this 30-foot putt that all the advertising in the next edition would be free. Unfortunately, he missed. But only by less than an inch. Honest! You'll have to take our word for it.

PHOTO BY STEVE STEINER

Paula Morton, left, and Barbara Adamson were busy selling various tickets, among them door prize tickets, as well as mulligans and other features. "The best deal of the day has been the player game bag," said Morton. "You get three mulligans, a hole-in-one prize and five door prizes." All it cost was $20.

PHOTO BY STEVE STEINER

Golfers beware! Not only has this duffer bagged a deer and a gopher, you see all those golf gloves? Those belonged to other golfers. Care to learn what happened to them? No, you don't want to.

By STEVE STEINER

ssteiner@polkcountydemocrat.com

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The annual Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce golf scramble, held Oct. 5 at Bartow Country Club, was well attended and well-received, despite the fact that a number of holes were literally underwater. (Unfortunately, results were still not available at press time)